Category: General

An Appeal for Help from ISKCON Hungary!

We recently received the following message regarding some difficulties that the wonderful devotees in ISKCON Hungary.  We’re hoping devotees from our Toronto Hare Krishna Community can sign the petition to help out our fellow devotees in Hungary. Dear Devotees. The new “Church Law” in Hungary will take away ISKCON Hungary’s church status as of January 1st requiring us to reapply …

Vaisesika Prabhu Returns to Toronto!

Our Sankirtan general, H.G. Vaisesika Prabhu is returning to Toronto. A disciple of Srila Prabhupada, and a mentor to so many of us in Toronto and around the world, we are always looking forward to his visits. From inspiring classes and hitting the streets with spiritual books, to the rip-roaring kirtans, Vaisesika das keeps us all on our spiritual toes! …

Celebrating the Speaking of the Bhagavad-Gita – Monday, December 5, 2011

Over five thousand years ago, Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, discussing the fundamental principles of life. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self and the universe. It contains both the essence of India’s spiritual wisdom and the answers to questions that have been posed by philosophers for centuries. Today, that same Bhagavad-gita has been translated to …

Video: Behind the Scenes with Gaura-Shakti – Cooking for the Sunday Feast!

A few Sundays ago, Toronto’s Hare Krishna kirtan-yoga group, Gaura-Shakti, had the delightful opportunity to cook for the weekly Sunday Feast at the temple.  Inviting friends to come help, Gaura-Shakti and Friends prepared a fun, Chinese menu and worked away in the temple kitchen for hours! For many of our volunteers, it was their first time in the temple’s kitchen …

Food for Life just turned three!

Every month, a bunch of local youth at the Hare Krishna Centre along with other budding spiritualists from Krishna Club, York University go out to the streets and share a hot meal of pasta with the homeless. This exciting endeavour is called Food for Life, Toronto. With similar projects happening all over the world, participating members believe that it is …